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1 Years Ago June 17, 1920 A Terrifying Experience Another example of the poor service received by people of this region at the hands of U.P train officials and of the notorious lack of courtesy and attention on the part of main line trainmen, occurred last Thursday evening, when Miss Regina Jensen, daughter of Mrs. Gustave Jensen of Saratoga, returning on train No. 19 from Laramie, where she had been attending school, was unloaded on the prairie nearly a mile west of Walcott, at which station she wished to leave the train....
The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, named one of the top resorts in U.S. six years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Choice Awards and one of the Best Resort Hotels in the Continental U.S. three years in a row in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, announced it has opened for the 2020 season as of June 7, welcoming those guests who are eager to return to travel to its 30,000 acres of expansive adventure and solitude. “While so much has changed in the world, the expansive beauty of Wyoming’s Platte River Vall...
In early May, the Hanna Landfill let go of two of its employees. "We had to let them go," Sharon Biamon Medicine Bow mayor and High Country Joint Powers Board (HCJP) member explained. "There were aspects of the job that were not getting fulfilled." This put the Hanna dump in a tough position. Besides having to let the two workers go, the dump could not continue to take trash any longer at the landfill and had to put out roll-offs for residents. Opening the gates for people to...
The Carbon County Visitors Council (CCVC) met at 10 a.m. on May 20 by telephone and video conference. In addition to the representatives from each municipality for CCVC, grant applicants attended to explain their upcoming events. Those events were The Adventures of Joe Pickett by the Saratoga Museum; 14th annual Music in the Park by Encampment; Riverside Party Day from Riverside, Carbon County Fair; 2020 Bullfest by Saratoga Lions Club; ArtBeat by Rawlins DDA/Main Street;...
If the amount of candidates who have filed is any indication, the 2020 Primary Election will be one to watch on the national, state and local level. Following the deadline of May 29, a total of 16 candidates will vie for the seat held by Senator Mike Enzi while House District 47 incumbent Jerry Paxton will face three challengers on the Republican ticket. Even the county and municipal elections will see some serious competition with multiple candidates for the Board of Carbon...
Two booms, dust and a flash. That is how Rick Hughes described the accident that shook Saratoga on Monday morning. Hughes was standing just inside the door of his insurance agency when a car passed only a couple yards from him, hit a telephone pole, then crashed into the fuel island at neighboring Kum & Go. Hughes said, "The car came so fast that when I looked up it had already hit the pole and the transformer exploded, then there was nothing but dust. You couldn't see five...
A weekend that was supposed to be one of triumph for high school graduates started off with tragedy as one Saratoga resident drowned on the North Platte River on May 29. According to a press release from the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, a report was received at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Friday of a boat with three occupants capsizing on the North Platte River. The exact location was unknown, but was believed to be between Treasure Island and Kelley Cattle Company. A c...
Enterprise funds managed by the Town of Saratoga are restricted but those funds should have also been charged an overhead interfund allocation. That appears to be the argument presented by James Childress, the accountant engaged by the Saratoga Town Council, during the May 19 meeting of the governing body. Over the past several weeks, Councilmember Jon Nelson has been determined in his argument that approximately $1.2 million of enterprise funds were essentially “stolen” to pr...
The Medicine Bow Town Council met at 7 p.m. on May 11 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. Mayor Sharon Biamon called the meeting to order with Councilmembers John Cowdin (appearing via speakerphone), Lyle Flansburg, Lucy Schofield, and Trevor Strauch. Also present were Town Clerk/Treasurer Karen Heath, Public Works Director Charlie George (appearing via speakerphone), Fire Chief Peter Andrews, Town Marshall David Redding, and members of the public who participated by Zoom. At...
In March, the Town of Saratoga responded to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by closing town hall to appointment only and limiting meetings of the Saratoga Town Council to 10 people or less. While government business has been exempt from the health orders issued by Governor Mark Gordon and State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, local governments throughout Wyoming have still taken precautions. Since then, meetings of the Saratoga Town Council in March, April and May have been...
Over the past several years, Saratoga Lake has arguably been one of the recreational destinations of the area. Aside from being host for the annual Saratoga Lake Ice Fishing Derby for nearly 40 years, Sandy Beach has served as a summer recreation spot. Along with the recreation, however, comes litter. At the May 19 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Councilmember Bob Keel informed the council of efforts he had recently undertaken to clean the location. "With the quarantine...
For more than two months, regular users of the Saratoga Hot Pool, or Hobo Pool, haven’t been able to soak in the geothermal mineral waters of the longtime fixture. Following recommendations from Carbon County Public Health Officer Wayne Couch, the hot pool was closed to the public and the not-so-hot pool was drained. As restrictions have been eased at both the county and state levels, questions have been asked on social media as to if the hot pool was open. Additionally, o...
During their May 19 meeting, the Saratoga Town Council was faced with the issue of how to gain the attention of Family Dollar corporate headquarters in regards to violation of town ordinance in Saratoga. In a letter from resident Kristen Teubner, concern was raised about the accumulation of trash and cardboard around the Family Dollar store in Saratoga. In her letter, Teubner informed the governing body that she had spent an hour and a half cleaning up trash behind the store...
Election filing for town, county and state offices has been open since May 14 and will close May 29. Up for grabs are multiple town council seats, unexpired mayoral terms and county commissioners seats. Additionally, House District 47 incumbent Jerry Paxton will face yet another primary challenger this year. Encampment Town Council In Encampment, two council seats are up for election which are currently held by Bill Craig and Kim Loftice. As of press time, Bill Craig is the on...
*UPDATE* On Tuesday evening, an 8th positive case of novel coronavirus was added to Carbon County's total count. The confirmed case is an adult male over the age of 30 who tested positive in Laramie County. Laramie County Public Health notified local health officials of the confirmed case. According to Jacquelin Wells, public information officer for the Carbon County COVID-19 Incident Management Team, the individual was in Carbon County recently, showed no symptoms and is...
The Hanna Town Council had its meeting a little after 6 p.m. on May 12 at the Hanna Town Hall. Prior to the meeting, a public hearing was held for the renewal of liquor licenses for the 2020-2021 year. The were few people in the audience and no person had any comment. The meeting was attended by council members Bob Patton, Sammy Sikes and Linda Schisel, who called in. Council member Tracy Fowler was absent. Mayor Lois Buchanan was present as were town clerk Ann Calvert and tow...
The Riverside Town Council meeting on May 14, 2020 went swiftly and orderly as ever. After the minutes were approved and the financials were passed as presented, Helen Weiland of the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service informed the Council that they were the recipients of impact money from a wind energy program. The money will go toward the purchase of a new ambulance. Lee Ann Stephenson, Sierra Madre Joint Powers Board, provided an update on the meter replacement...
The Airport Board meeting on Wednesday, May 13 2020 was a little over two hours long in which time, many topics were discussed but not many decisions were actually made. One thing that was decided,was how to use part of the $30,000 allocation from the CARE act, the coronavirus economic relief plan. The grant was submitted for the purpose of operation and maintenance. There is a concern with animals, such as deer, getting into the runway area. The fence surrounding the airport...
As the 2019/2020 fiscal year comes to a close for the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD), the district board is also putting the three-year contracts for both the Saratoga and Encampment sites out for bid. For the past three years, contracts for both locations have been held by Ron Munson, owner of Evergreen Disposal. On May 12, along with discussing how the district will proceed with disposal of animal waste, the UPRSWDD looked at changes to be made to...
A week after holding their regular meeting at the Riverside Town Hall, the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) returned to the building on May 12 for a workshop on how to move forward with the disposal of animal carcasses following the landfill closure in Saratoga. The transfer station outside Saratoga has been operational for nearly three years. Since then, the municipal solid waste (MSW) of users of the site has been transported elsewhere while...
The Encampment Town Council meeting was held on May 14, 2020. It was decided that, since the COVID-19 pandemic has made everything so uncertain, the dredging project would be postponed. Jon Nelson of North Fork Engineering was present to give the council a few updates and provide them with a few options for screening equipment to filter out the trash going through the lagoons. The rest of the meeting went by with extreme expediency with the council approving most agenda items...
Following the arrest of two persons of interest connected to the body found in a vehicle on Carbon County Road 215, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old could each face up to 20 years in prison in Wyoming if convicted on two felony charges. In documents released to the Saratoga Sun on Monday from the Circuit Court of Rawlins, 17-year-old Marcos Estaban Garza-Calderon and 19-year-old Jose Antonio Ramos are being charged with concealing a felony and conspiracy to conceal a felony....
Under variances submitted by Carbon County Health Officer Wayne Couch and approved by State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, certain businesses in Carbon County are able to open in a limited capacity. The variances, which were approved on May 8 and effective immediately, apply to the first and second health orders issued by Harrist and Governor Mark Gordon. The first order effectively closed bars, restaurants, theaters, gymnasiums, child care facilities, K-12 schools, colleges,...
by Joshua Wood It appeared that the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) had some direction in regards to the dead animal pit from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) following their April 1 meeting. At the May 6 meeting of the district’s board, however, it seemed that the guidance from DEQ came with its own share of problems. During the April meeting, the UPRSWDD had been advised by Craig McOmie of the DEQ that while the Saratoga landfill w...
by Joshua Wood Though there was a complete agenda for the first time in several weeks, the regular meeting of the Saratoga Town Council on May 5 was relatively short. With all business concluded in under 30 minutes, most of the discussion had by Saratoga’s governing body pertained to the Saratoga Municipal Airport and the Saratoga Airport Advisory Board. In the absence of Mayor John Zeiger, Councilmember Steve Wilcoxson served as Mayor Pro-Tem. Saratoga CARES One of the m...
